Black mark for Chinese pupils taken to school on parents’ scooters

City authorities in are trying to stamp out the scooters, which they consider a menacePAUL MARTINKA/SPLASH NEWS

Pupils whose parents use electric scooters on the school run in the eastern city of Heze are to be penalised as part of efforts to control the “menace” caused to pedestrians.

Points will be deducted from a pupil’s “moral score”, which determines eligibility for scholarships and class leadership roles, if a parent is found to have used an electric scooter. The deductions will be doubled if the parent is caught speeding.

Many families have protested that they have little choice but to use electric scooters for the daily commute because the local bus service is unreliable.